Stockton Steel Wheel Company - Special Order Steel Wheels

Next, the wheel is mounted on a truing stand and the truing process begins with a hydraulic-press jacking the rim of the wheel to where it appears to be as concentric as possible

Then a hammer is used as the wheel is spun while a dial indicator is used to check for runout.

Once it is established the wheel spins true it is removed from the truing stand and moved on to the next operation towards completion.

Here the wheel is being tack-welded by a crazy guy without welding goggles.

On a special machine built by Stockton Wheel Service to rotate the wheel, a trusty 20-year-old Miller welder operated by a human welder runs a flawless bead as the machine turns the wheel.

At the end of the line all of the wheel's original specifications are double-checked in a final phase of quality control. Here, the back-spacing is being measured.

Beneath the old water tower: Here's a sneak preview of three pickups we shot for upcoming features in CCT that are equipped with Stockton Wheels.

After the paint and bodywork is done, there's going to be some Mopar muscle stuffed under the hood of the Dodge to back up the R/T logos emblazoned on the bedsides. We chose 275/55R17 Yokohama Geolander tires because of their reputed ability to run quiet and meet the demands of a hopped-up old truck driven year-round.

We had Ron at Ron's Wholesale Tires in Stanton, CA, mount the Yokohamas on the Stockton 17-inch wheels in bare metal because we were excited to see how good they looked together. Look for a story on how to paint wheels with and without tires mounted in an upcoming issue.